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yellowdogintexas

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36. I am in the middle of that series. It is great fun.

Mon Mar 1, 2021, 02:34 PM

Mar 2021

Currently Helen's dead end job is housekeeping at a local hotel (within walking distance of course).

I lucked out and picked this series up via Book Bub for either 99 cents or free. I think I saw that there is a second set out there, which I will undoubtedly read as soon as I can pick it up for cheap.

I like Helen, but I think my favorite character is the landlady.

This is a series but if you are not obsessive about reading a series in order, she gives enough backstory that they are fine as a stand alone.

Another series I recently completed: The Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries. Great characters, humor, good stories. Got it from one of the el cheapo kindle services

I discovered that many Kindle books are lendable. My sister and I do this from time to time

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What Fiction are you reading this week, Feb 28, 2021? [View all] hermetic Feb 2021 OP

Emmeline by Charlotte Smith MaryMagdaline Feb 2021 #1

Had to don my detective hat for this one... hermetic Feb 2021 #15

I've only recently learned about her MaryMagdaline Feb 2021 #35

Rereading Joe Grey series SheltieLover Feb 2021 #2

I'm reading Michener's book, Alaska. Greybnk48 Feb 2021 #3

That's a good one. hermetic Feb 2021 #18

The Future of Another Timeline PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #4

Sounds like a good plan to me. hermetic Feb 2021 #19

Queen's Gambit. A bit different from the movie, of course. nt Binkie The Clown Feb 2021 #5

Who is the author? hermetic Feb 2021 #8

Walter Tevis. The Netflix mini-series. nt Binkie The Clown Feb 2021 #12

And now for something completely different Bayard Feb 2021 #6

Tim Dorsey's latest- rzemanfl Feb 2021 #7

Oh, I gotta start reading these... hermetic Feb 2021 #20

Crazy stuff but entertaining and quick reads. I've read them all. rzemanfl Feb 2021 #32

Yeah, I've read all the Rawlins hermetic Feb 2021 #33

Leonid McGill too? n/t rzemanfl Feb 2021 #34

"The Breaker" by Nick Petrie. dameatball Feb 2021 #9

Nice and sunny here, too hermetic Feb 2021 #21

Enjoy. Even at 40 degrees that sun makes a big difference. dameatball Feb 2021 #28

The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo Ohiya Feb 2021 #10

That sounds really good hermetic Feb 2021 #22

Me too. That and maps when applicable. dameatball Feb 2021 #30

This sounds interesting. dameatball Feb 2021 #29

re: Mystery novels with Japanese detectives yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #39

Thanks for the info and links. Ohiya Mar 2021 #40

great! I hope you will like it as much as I do. nt yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #41

I'm looking for something good to read. bif Feb 2021 #11

Have you read the Joe Grey series? SheltieLover Feb 2021 #14

I'm guessing it's mystery bif Feb 2021 #17

Sort of SheltieLover Feb 2021 #27

Here's one you and bif might enjoy hermetic Feb 2021 #25

Thanks! We have a relatively new cat in our family and I'm totally smitten with her bif Mar 2021 #37

Library didn't have it but I found it on Biblio.com for a buck! bif Mar 2021 #38

Read Wolf Hall? hermetic Feb 2021 #26

"Watching from the dark" by Gytha Lodge The King of Prussia Feb 2021 #13

Good for you! hermetic Feb 2021 #23

I just read The Fur Person, short, and LOVED IT! Karadeniz Feb 2021 #16

By May Sarton? hermetic Feb 2021 #24

That's it...you'll love it! Only complaint, it's too short!!! Karadeniz Feb 2021 #31

I am in the middle of that series. It is great fun. yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #36